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Air Handler Unit Cost Calculator
Reconcile manufacturing cost per accepted air-handler assembly. Enter recorded lot material, direct labor, allocated overhead and the accepted assembly count.
What this calculator does
- Reconcile manufacturing cost per accepted air-handler assembly.
Formula used
- Lot cost = Material + Direct labor + Allocated overhead
- Unit cost = Lot cost ÷ Accepted assemblies
- Unit overhead = Allocated overhead ÷ Accepted assemblies
Inputs explained
- Recorded Material Cost: Total material charged to the same accepted production lot.
- Recorded Direct Labor Cost: Direct labor charged to that lot.
- Allocated Shop Overhead: Documented allocation excluding material and direct labor.
- Accepted Assemblies: Whole assemblies released from that production lot.
How to use the result
- Best suited to lot cost reconciliation, accepted unit costing.
- Allocation policy and inventory valuation must be selected outside this calculator.
Current U.S. benchmarks
- Industrial electricity averages 9.77 cents per kWh across the U.S. (EIA, Jul 2026), up 4.7% from a year earlier. Energy-intensive steps carry this directly into unit cost.
- U.S. housing starts run at 1,275k per year (Census, Aug 2026), down 1.2% from a year earlier, the demand driver for building products.
Common questions
- Can I enter material cost per unit? No. Enter the total material charge for the lot.
- Where do rejected units go? Include their unrecovered costs in the lot totals when your accounting policy assigns them to accepted output.
- Why is accepted quantity positive? A per-assembly cost needs at least one accepted assembly.
- Can overhead include direct labor again? No. Avoid charges already present in another cost input.
Last reviewed 2026-10-12.